velodrome

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UK/ˈvɛl.ə.dɹəʊm/UK/ˈviːl.ə.dɹəʊm/

noun

An indoor arena, having an oval banked track for bicycle racing.

OriginFrench vélodrome ← Latin hippodromo ← Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos) →
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Meanings

nounvelodrome (plural velodromes)

plural velodromes

  1. An indoor arena, having an oval banked track for bicycle racing.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂weh₁-
  2. Latinvelox
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  5. Proto-Italic*pets
  6. Latinpēs
  7. Frenchvélocipède
  8. Frenchvélo
  9. Proto-Indo-European*HéHḱus
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éḱwos
  11. Proto-Hellenic*íkkʷos
  12. Ancient Greekῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*drem-
  14. Ancient Greekδρόμος (drómos)
  15. Ancient Greekῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos)
  16. Latinhippodromo
  17. Frenchhippodrome
  18. Frenchvélodrome
  19. Englishvelodrome

Borrowed from French vélodrome, from vélo + -drome. By surface analysis, velo- + -drome.

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Translations

Basque belodromo
  • belodromoarena for bicycle racing
Bulgarian велодру́м
  • велодру́м (velodrúm)arena for bicycle racing
Catalan velòdrom
  • velòdromarena for bicycle racing
Czech velodrom
  • velodromarena for bicycle racing
Danish velodrom
  • velodromarena for bicycle racing
Dutch velodroom, wielerbaan
  • velodroomarena for bicycle racing
  • wielerbaanarena for bicycle racing
Esperanto velodromo
  • velodromoarena for bicycle racing
Estonian velodroom
  • velodroomarena for bicycle racing
Finnish velodromi, pyöräilystadion
  • velodromiarena for bicycle racing
  • pyöräilystadionarena for bicycle racing
French vélodrome
  • vélodromearena for bicycle racing
German Velodrom, Radrennbahn
  • Velodromarena for bicycle racing
  • Radrennbahnarena for bicycle racing
Greek ποδηλατοδρόμιο
  • ποδηλατοδρόμιο (podilatodrómio)arena for bicycle racing
Hebrew ולודרום
  • ולודרוםarena for bicycle racing
Icelandic reiðhjólahöll, hjólreiðabraut
  • reiðhjólahöllarena for bicycle racing
  • hjólreiðabrautarena for bicycle racing
Indonesian velodrom
  • velodromarena for bicycle racing
Italian velodromo
  • velodromoarena for bicycle racing
Latvian velodroms
  • velodromsarena for bicycle racing
Lithuanian velodromas
  • velodromasarena for bicycle racing
Norwegian Bokmål velodrom
  • velodromarena for bicycle racing
Polish welodrom, cyklodrom
  • welodromarena for bicycle racing
  • cyklodromarena for bicycle racing
Portuguese velódromo
  • velódromoarena for bicycle racing
Romanian velodrom, велодром
  • velodromarena for bicycle racing
  • велодром (velodrom)arena for bicycle racing
Russian велодро́м
  • велодро́м (velodróm)arena for bicycle racing
Slovak velodróm
  • velodrómarena for bicycle racing
Spanish velódromo
  • velódromoarena for bicycle racing
Swedish velodrom, cykelbana
  • velodromarena for bicycle racing
  • cykelbanaarena for bicycle racing
Turkish veledrom
  • veledromarena for bicycle racing
Ukrainian велодро́м
  • велодро́м (velodróm)arena for bicycle racing
Yiddish וועלאָדראָם
  • וועלאָדראָם (velodrom)arena for bicycle racing
Cite this entry
APA

velodrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velodrome

MLA

“velodrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velodrome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “velodrome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velodrome.

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